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Best Makeup Looks for Asian Faces

Follow the lead of these celebrities and accentuate your beauty with similar makeup looks and expert tips

by Anna Jimenez

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Margaret Cho: Contoured Face Asian women tend to have square or round face shapes, like comedian Cho. Because of this "I always contour Asian faces to give definition to the bones of the face," says Chang-Babaian. She recommends using two different shades of foundation for contouring -- one that matches your skin and one that's slightly darker. "When you use one color [of foundation], especially a lighter color, which is a tendency of Asian woman, it makes the face look wider and rounder," she says. Apply the darker shade where there are "natural indents in the skin," says Chang-Babaian -- typically the cheekbones and the sides of the nose then use the lighter shade everywhere else.

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Im asian too but a mix parentage of chinese and indian and i really love the amazing makeup tips here =) woots!

by Eshia Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 11:53AM Report as inappropriate

The step by step instructions were great. However;I find that if I try to line my eyes, I end up looking like I have no lashes.

by MissPurple Monday, May 2, 2011 at 01:33PM Report as inappropriate

Ziyi and Jarah look amazing. And I love the step by step instructions!

by LipglossandSpandex Monday, April 18, 2011 at 09:35PM Report as inappropriate

lovely ideas

by LittleBunny Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 11:44AM Report as inappropriate

loved the step-by-step instructions for the bronzed smoky eye - will have to try this look out soon!

by jenstar313 Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 10:30AM Report as inappropriate

wow! this was really eye opening. i forgot asian women have specific makeup techniques. i may use these since i have been confused for asian many times!

by kenya Monday, December 27, 2010 at 07:03PM Report as inappropriate

I agree with chat_noir... my eyebrows are super black. All the other tips are excellent though.

by AcademyofGlam Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 06:24PM Report as inappropriate

thanks im asian and need help w/ makeup lol =)

by MakeupGirl321 Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 05:50PM Report as inappropriate

A lot of these are great tips, but I totally disagree about the one that says not to use black on eyebrows. My eyebrow hairs are blacker than black, so using a lighter color would look absolutely ridiculous.

by chat_noir Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 05:56PM Report as inappropriate

Thanks for the article. it is so hard to do eye makeup with our no-crease eyes.

by Tea_Tea Monday, February 22, 2010 at 01:37AM Report as inappropriate